Cellular Metals: Fabrication, Properties and Applications

• Other Authors: Duarte, Isabel (Editor), Vesenjak, Matej (Editor), Fiedler, Thomas (Editor), Krstulović-Opara, Lovre (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; semi-solid; aluminum foam; primary crystals; SIMA process; slope casting; pore morphology; aluminium alloy foam; recycling; beverage cans; direct foaming method; A-242 alloy; cellular materials; composites; friction welding; foam; recycle; compression test; precipitation phase; age hardening; aluminum alloy foams; powder metallurgy; continuous production; mechanical properties; gradient compressed porous metal; sound absorption performance; optimal parameters; theoretical modeling; cuckoo search algorithm; finite element simulation; experimental validation; enclosed gas; anisotropy; elasticity; plasticity; multiaxial yielding; open-cell aluminum foam; epoxy resin; graphene oxide; hybrid structures; mechanical; thermal and acoustic properties; metal foam; aluminum alloys; grain refinement; modification; microstructure; mechanics of materials; metallurgy; melt treatment; CALPHAD; liquid fraction, X-ray diffraction; X-ray radioscopy; X-ray tomography; X-ray tomoscopy; porous metal; drainage; clogging; lattice material; topology optimisation; crystal inspiration; energy absorption; cellular metals; X-ray computed tomography; infrared thermography; mechanical characterization; thermal characterization; acoustic characterization; open-cell foam; polyurethane foam; graphene-based materials; nanocomposites; unidirectional cellular structure; porosity; fabrication; explosive compaction; metallography; computational simulation; experimental tests; aluminum matrix foam composite (AMFC); MWCNT; chemical oxidation; electroless deposition nickel; expansion; n/a
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Cellular solids and porous metals have become some of the most promising lightweight multifunctional materials due to their superior combination of advanced properties mainly derived from their base material and cellular structure. They are used in a wide range of commercial, biomedical, industrial,...